Still Missing VA - Bellamy Gamboa, 39, mother of 2, Virginia Beach, 1 Jul 2018 *Guilty*

[JerseyGirl]

I haven’t seen any MSM articles about the trial.

 

[Niner]

Just looked on court site - still says trial started 1/25/21 - I'll check over the weekend & see if anything has changed on it....

 

[Niner]

Still no change on the court site - still says trial on 1/25/21.... will keep looking over the weekend.

 

[Niner]

Finally have an update in the court site.

# Date Time Type Result
8 01/25/2021 9:30AM Trial Continued

9 02/08/2021 9:30AM To Be Set Continued

10 02/16/2021 9:30AM To Be Set Set For Trial

11 07/19/2021 9:30AM Trial

link: Virginia Court Case Information

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, February 16th:
*Set for Trial Hearing (@ 9:30am ET) - VA – Bellamy Malaki Gamboa (39) (last seen July 1, 2018, Virginia Beach; reported missing July 2, 2018, car found 7/4/18; she has not been found) – *Lamont Johnson (41/now 43) (ex-bf) arrested & charged (7/29/18) & arraigned (7/30/18) with 2nd degree murder & 4 counts of contribute to delinquent/abuse of child. No plea entered. No bond.
Trial was set to begin on 1/25/21 was rescheduled to 7/19/21.
Court info from 10/17/18 thru 6/26/19 reference post #130 here:
Still Missing - VA - Bellamy Malaki Gamboa, 39, Virginia Beach, 1 Jul 2018 *arrest*
3/29/20 Update: Due to coronavirus trial has been continued to 8/4/20. Trial continued to 1/25/21. 1/25/21 Update: Trial has been continued due to COVID. Next Set for trial hearing on 2/16/21. Trial is set to begin on 7/19/21.

 

[Niner]

# Date Time Type Result

10 02/16/2021 9:30AM To Be Set Set For Trial

11 07/19/2021 9:30AM Trial


link: Virginia Court Case Information


I'll keep an eye out just in case he has a hearing before his trial.

 

[Niner]

Monday, July 19th:
*Trial set to begin (@ 9:30am ET) - VA – Bellamy Malaki Gamboa (39) (last seen July 1, 2018, Virginia Beach; reported missing July 2, 2018, car found 7/4/18; she has not been found) – *Lamont Johnson (41/now 43) (ex-bf) arrested & charged (7/29/18) & arraigned (7/30/18) with 2nd degree murder & 4 counts of contribute to delinquent/abuse of child. No plea entered. No bond.
Trial set to begin on 7/19/21.
Court info from 10/17/18 thru 6/26/19 reference post #130 here:
Still Missing - VA - Bellamy Malaki Gamboa, 39, Virginia Beach, 1 Jul 2018 *arrest*
3/29/20 Update: Due to coronavirus trial has been continued to 8/4/20. Trial continued to 1/25/21. 1/25/21 Update: Trial has been continued due to COVID. Next Set for trial hearing on 2/16/21. Trial is set to begin on 7/19/21. 2/16/21 Update: Set for trial on 7/19/21.

 

[helpfulcharlie]

Monday, July 19th:
*Trial set to begin (@ 9:30am ET) - VA – Bellamy Malaki Gamboa (39) (last seen July 1, 2018, Virginia Beach; reported missing July 2, 2018, car found 7/4/18; she has not been found) – *Lamont Johnson (41/now 43) (ex-bf) arrested & charged (7/29/18) & arraigned (7/30/18) with 2nd degree murder & 4 counts of contribute to delinquent/abuse of child. No plea entered. No bond.
Trial set to begin on 7/19/21.
Court info from 10/17/18 thru 6/26/19 reference post #130 here:
Still Missing - VA - Bellamy Malaki Gamboa, 39, Virginia Beach, 1 Jul 2018 *arrest*
3/29/20 Update: Due to coronavirus trial has been continued to 8/4/20. Trial continued to 1/25/21. 1/25/21 Update: Trial has been continued due to COVID. Next Set for trial hearing on 2/16/21. Trial is set to begin on 7/19/21. 2/16/21 Update: Set for trial on 7/19/21.

Attorneys for man who admitted to killing Bellamy Gamboa seek to have confession thrown out | WAVY.com

Hearing August 4 on whether the confession stays in as evidence.

 

[Niner]

Thank you @helpfulcharlie - much appreciated!

 

[Niner]

Wednesday, August 4th:
*Motions Hearing (@ 9:30am ET) - VA – Bellamy Malaki Gamboa (39) (last seen July 1, 2018, Virginia Beach; reported missing July 2, 2018, car found 7/4/18; she has not been found) – *Lamont Johnson (41/now 43) (ex-bf) arrested & charged (7/29/18) & arraigned (7/30/18) with 2nd degree murder & 4 counts of contribute to delinquent/abuse of child. No plea entered. No bond.
Trial was set begin on 7/19/21 continued, no further dates.
Court info from 10/17/18 thru 2/16/21 reference post #147 here:
Still Missing - VA - Bellamy Malaki Gamboa, 39, Virginia Beach, 1 Jul 2018 *arrest*
7/19/21 Update: Johnson appeared in court Monday for a motion hearing. His lawyers are claiming there was a coercive environment from law enforcement that led to the confession. But now, his defense attorneys are trying to throw that confession out ahead of the murder trial. Court documents for the motion to suppress say police gave Johnson 15 breaks to smoke, eat, drink, and go to the bathroom throughout the interrogation process. At Monday’s suppression hearing, detective, Lanis Geluso, testified on the stand. Geluso also went into specific details about what exactly Johnson told her that day he admitted to killing her. The hearing will continue on 8/4/21 on whether the confession will stay as evidence or not. A new trial date has not yet been set.

 

[Niner]

# Date Time Type Room Result
12 08/04/2021 9:30AM Suppress 9 Denied

13 01/24/2022 9:30AM Jury Trial

link: Virginia Court Case Information

Motion to suppress his confession has been denied. I'll keep an eye on this to see if there will be a hearing before trial in January.

 

[Niner]

# Date Time Type Jury Result
13 01/24/2022 9:30AM Jury Trial No Continued

14 05/24/2022 9:30AM Jury Trial

link: Virginia Court Case Information

 

[JnRyan]

Wow! Three and a half years and still no trial.

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, May 24th:
*Trial set to begin (@ 9:30am ET) - VA – Bellamy Malaki Gamboa (39) (last seen July 1, 2018, Virginia Beach; reported missing July 2, 2018, car found 7/4/18; she has not been found) – *Lamont Johnson (41/now 44) (ex-bf) arrested & charged (7/29/18) & arraigned (7/30/18) with 2nd degree murder & 4 counts of contribute to delinquent/abuse of child. No plea entered. No bond.
Trial was set begin on 1/24/22 continued to 5/24/22.
Court info from 10/17/18 thru 2/16/21 reference post #147 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...irginia-beach-1-jul-2018-arrest.379940/page-8
7/19/21 Update: Johnson appeared in court Monday for a motion hearing. His lawyers are claiming there was a coercive environment from law enforcement that led to the confession. But now, his defense attorneys are trying to throw that confession out ahead of the murder trial. Court documents for the motion to suppress say police gave Johnson 15 breaks to smoke, eat, drink, and go to the bathroom throughout the interrogation process. At Monday’s suppression hearing, detective, Lanis Geluso, testified on the stand. Geluso also went into specific details about what exactly Johnson told her that day he admitted to killing her. The hearing will continue on 8/4/21 on whether the confession will stay as evidence or not. A new trial date has not yet been set.
8/4/21 Update: Motion to suppress confession-denied. Trial set to begin on 1/24/22. 1/17/22 Update: Trial continued to 5/24/22.

 

[Niner]

I can't access this article - and wondering if someone reading here can - and give a 10% synopsis of it?

Murder trial begins for man accused of killing VB woman Bellamy Gamboa

A jury trial starts on Monday in connection to the murder Bellamy Gamboa, a Virginia Beach woman who went missing in July of 2018.

www.wavy.com

TIA!

 

[Mert]

“A jury trial starts on Monday in connection to the murder Bellamy Gamboa, a Virginia Beach woman who went missing in July of 2018”


“Johnson also faces four counts of child endangerment.

The trial starts at 9:30 a.m. Look for updates later today from WAVY’s Jon Dowding.”

Murder trial begins for man accused of killing VB woman Bellamy Gamboa

A jury trial starts on Monday in connection to the murder Bellamy Gamboa, a Virginia Beach woman who went missing in July of 2018.

www.wavy.com

 

[JerseyGirl]

Trial begins for Virginia Beach man accused of murdering mother of his young twins as the children watched in horror

Ellis and Leilani Johnson were just 20 months old when they saw their father kill their mother during an argument in July 2018, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday in a Virginia Beach courtroom.

www.pilotonline.com

 

[Niner]

Here's an article I "could" read....

Video of Virginia Beach man’s confession to killing his girlfriend in front of their young twins played in court

Ellis and Leilani Johnson were just 20 months old when they saw their father kill their mother during an argument in July 2018, a prosecutor told jurors this week in a Virginia Beach courtroom. The twins screamed and cried as Lamont Johnson pushed Bellamy Gamboa down a flight of stairs, then...

sports.yahoo.com

and this one.

Trial begins in Virginia Beach for man accused of killing Bellamy Gamboa

Lamont Johnson faces several charges, including second-degree murder.

www.wtkr.com

I tried to find the names of the witnesses for yesterday, but none of the articles listed them...

 

[Niner]

Wednesday, May 25th:
*Trial continues (Day 2) (@ 9:30am ET) - VA – Bellamy Malaki Gamboa (39) (last seen July 1, 2018, Virginia Beach; reported missing July 2, 2018, car found 7/4/18; she has not been found) – *Lamont Johnson (41/now 44) (ex-bf) arrested & charged (7/29/18) & arraigned (7/30/18) with 2nd degree murder & 4 counts of contribute to delinquent/abuse of child. Plead not guilty. No bond.
Tried to get his confession thrown out.
Trial began on 5/24/22. 12 jurors & 2 alternates (12 men & 2 women).
Court info from 10/17/18 thru 1/17/22 reference post #154 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...irginia-beach-1-jul-2018-arrest.379940/page-8
5/24/22 Tuesday, Trial Day 1: Jury has been seated, with 14 making up the jury: 12 people plus two alternates. Twelve men & two women make up the jury.
Opening statements by Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Katharine Eicher & Assistant Public Defender Aleasa Leonard.
State called multiple witnesses Tuesday to try to establish that Gamboa is dead even though her body was never found. The witnesses included her father, best friend & babysitter. Each described Gamboa as a devoted mother who would never leave her children. Each also said that they haven’t seen or heard from her in the nearly four years since she was reported missing.
for more in see post #158 (articles) here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...irginia-beach-1-jul-2018-arrest.379940/page-8
Trial continues on 5/25/22.

 

[Niner]

Not much info - but couldn't access other articles about yesterday.


Brendan Ponton
@brendanponton
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Day 2 of the Lamont Johnson trial: Prosecutors are playing video of Johnson being interrogated by police. They're telling him to come clean. Johnson appears to be struggling with the decision and has his hands over his head

This afternoon video of Johnson confessing to killing Gamboa was played for the jury

link: https://twitter.com/brendanponton?lang=en


and see article here:

Video played for jurors of Lamont Johnson confessing to killing Bellamy Gamboa

Prosecutors said they plan to call police officers and an FBI agent to the stand during the trial.

www.wtkr.com